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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-02-18
CONDENSED STATE NEWS.

The annual meeting OF the Michigan
bu.ine men, association will be held ia
Grand Rapid, on the 18th aud 10th Of
March.
Emanuel Meyers of Jackson is under ar
rest for an attempt to murder his wife.
Meyers is Is; years of age and his wife 40
years his junior.
ON February 10 James Trainer single
man was instantly killed while coupling
cars on the j. l.. Potts Salt d Lumber com
panv's railroad. His head was caught b.
pro iecting log and crushed. His remains
were taken TO Oswcgo, y. V, where he has
relatives.
Barte Derleger, an aged resident OF
Grand Rapids. has passed from earth. He
was born in lig, at Noordgonwe, Neither
lands. came Co this country in l,49, locat-
ing i'm Buffalo and moved 20 Grand Rapids
shortly afterward.
\ brakeman on the Air Line, named Ed.
Towne fell from the train near Concord
Jackson county, the other day, and wa
instantly killed the head being severed
from the body.
\ movem mt is on foot 20 have Bots
Blanc Island attached 10 Cheboygan coun-
". The movement meets with decided
approval. The island is over ten mile,
long and three or four wide and i noted
for i', immense tracts Of hard wood
Mr. j. Stricken, an old resident of West
It'll died while sitting in her chair a few
day ago.
Benz Turner. an old resident OF Adrian,
and at one time well known business
nan of that place, died in Austin, Texas,
on the ,th inst
The inspection OF salt in Michigan dur.
ing January as shown by the report OF the
state inspector was asa follows: Saginaw
county, 1879 barrels; Manistee 39,9O5'
Bay, 34.Os5; Mason, $500; ST. Clair, S,46o
Midland, $3.50, Huron, Ass; Total, 49,.
063 barrels.
Charles l. Campbell OF Hillsdale is under
arrest for bigomy, seduction and embez-
element.
A lecture bureau has been formed at
Caro-.
Miss Ida Jones Of Bay City has brought
suit for go coo against Walter X. Dyer OF
standish, Arensc county, for alleged Sc
duction!
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-02-18
February Crop Report.

For the Michigan crop report for Febru
arv returns have been received from -
correspondents, representing $50 town
ships 81 of these reports are from go
townships in the southern four tiers Of
counties in reply to the question: Has
wheat during January suffered injury
from any cause Fifty two correspond
ents i'm the southern counties l. in the
central and one in the northern answer
yes and 5.4 correspondent, in the south
ern countic,. 10 in the central and Il IN
the northern answer no. The ground
may bee regarded a. having been well GOV
cred with snow during the month Of Janu-
AIRY. only L. correspondent, in the south
ern counties in the central and none in
tie northern reporting it not well covered.
The total number Of bushels of wheat re
ported marketed is 7Oj, 50. The amount
of wheat reported marketed in January
was los, than one half the amount report
ed marketed IN December. Stock Is IN
good healthy and thrifty condition.
Horses are reported at IS per cent. cattle
o; per cent, sheep 90 per cent and swine
o. per cent
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-02-18

Significance of Precious Stones.
August, sardonyx; insures conjugal fe-
licity.
June, agate; insures long life. health
and prosperity
December, turquoise; gives success.
especially in love.
April, diamond; denotes faith, inno-
cence and virginity.
Nav emerald; discovers false friends
and insures true love.
February, amethyst; a preventive
against violent passions.
January, garnet constancy and fidel-
ity in every engagement.
March, bloods tone; courage, wisdom
and firmness in aztec ton.
November, topaz; fidelity and friend,
ship and prevents bad dreams.
September, sapphire; frees from en-
chantment and denotes repentance.
October, opal; denotes hope and
sharpens the sight and faith of the pos
SCISSOR.
July, ruby; discovers poisons and cor
reefs evils resulting from mistaken
friendship.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-02-18
STATE NEWS.
Floods in Michigan.

Grand Rapids has experienced great
damage from the January thaw. Cold
brook creek and all streams leading into
the same were overlooked. That portion
OF the city with low lands was covered
with water many streets having two feet
OF water flowing through them. About
twenty five families were compelled to
move into the upper stories OF their houses
or be taken in a boat to their neighbors on
higher ground. The culverts were not
large enough TO carry the water through
and many gave away.
IL is without que, tion the highest water
mark Coldhrook Greek ever reach. A
team Of horses owned by Henry Ringel-
berg was drowned while being driven
across inundated streets by his son. who
nearly lost his life, and after became tenn
porarily insane. The current was so strong
that II took the horses off their feet.
Groceries, with which the wagon was
loaded, were washed down stream and lost.
The wagon remains covered up with the
depth Of water. His loss : 5000.
George ELENA, "a laborer aged 30, was
drowned while moving from house sur
rounded by water. He fell into the cur
rent from a plank, with "a baby in his
arms. His wife plunged after them and
succeeded in bringing both to the shore.
The baby was resuscitated, but the man,
who was afflicted with heart disease was
dead
Railroad traffic was seriously interfered
with, nearly every road entering the city
reporting washouts or submerged tracks.
Several bridges have been carried away.
Holland suffered great injury TO prop
erty, aud the railroad property in that
place was rendered almost useless by rea-
son OF high water. Tracks were under
water, bridges gone and telegraph wires
rendered u-cles, because Of ice
Big Rapids experienced more damage
and Inconvenience from water than is de-
sirable \ 'wo days rain resulted in a
small food that filled scores of cellars Of
both business and residence property. and
necessitated a general tearing up of cul-
verts and bridges in cutters and at cross
ings TO permit the water to pass off.
Streams were badly swollen, and much
proI erty in low places was inundated
In Hudson two bridges were carried
away and low places were flooded for sew
several days, shutting off travel on a num-
Der of streets.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-02-18
LYONS, Loss.

No town in Michigan has suffered more
from high water this year than Lyons
Iouia county For ,everal days the water
was from four TO eight feet deep in the
business part OF the village. The Cornell
works were swept away. and the tool fac
tory of J. +. Arnold a Son badly damased
A portion OF the wooden mill OF o. A Ans
deu was cru he'd IN 10y the ice \ number
OF wooden houses We're swept away 10y the
food The damage III reach over $4,000
Every business man in the place is more
or lie IS affected.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-02-18

Kate Field, though woman of the
highest artistic and literary culture, yet
places emphasis upon the fact that cul-
ture should be but a means TO some
high and noble end, and she is living
out her idea in her present devotion to
the solution of the Mormon problem.
She says People are made for books.
not books for people. We are living in
an age of great resources. of intellectu-
al wealth, of which literature is only
one form of expression, and the sooner
we realize that false Greek infection
or false accent is not, after all, a
supreme interest or incident in life. the
better prepared we are for entering in
telligently into the activities of the pres
ent and of contributing to social prog
ress."
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-02-18
That Accounts For II.

Whttrock, alias Jim Cummings. who
robbed Fotheringham, the express
agent. was at one time a coal dealer.
Having for several winters "hcld up''
the public, he saw no particular wrong
in changing his system a little and
"holdng up" an expressman.-Dallas
NelDs
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-02-18

Miss Clara Doane Of Harwchport.
Cape Cod. celebrated her Goth birthday
recently. She re eived her guests with
an old tobacco pipe in her mouth and
smoSed throughout her reception. She
said to one of her Mortified lady callers:
awe been a smokin now nigh on to
eighty years, and if there's anything
that's kept me alive all those years
it's tobacco" Let the anti-tobacco
crusaders make note of this.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-02-18
The Girl as a Mariner.

1.-The modern female novel-reader
greatly resembles the captain of q
schooner" said De Wigs.
'1n what wayP" asks lie Diggs.
''She is skipper. "--Pttsburgh
Chronicle Telegraph.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-02-18

There are now 1900 colored teach D
ers in the United States; 1000, 90
pupils in the southern states alone; To-
90 in the male and female high schools
and 100000 worshipers in the
churches. There are 60 normal schools,
so colleges and universities. and %
theological seminaries. Colored peo-
pie pay taxes on from Sl50,o00,000 to
100000 900 worth of property. Are
not such figures a striking realization
of the statement of the little colored
boy at Atlanta, who when asked by Gen.
Howard what he should tell the people
At the north about the colored youth of
the south. said: Tell EN-, massa, we 5
arlsin' 81"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-02-18

Mrs. Cleveland, wife of President
Cleveland. gives a firm, hearty hand
shake to all the. people who call upon
her and says that after shaking hands
with two or three thousand people as
she frequently does at receptions, 1t Is
her left arm and not her right that
aches. She has learned that Gen.
Grant was similarly affected.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-02-18

A gentleman wrote TO Mrs. Rose
Hartwick Thrope, author of the poem,
''Curfew must not ring tonight re-
questing an autograph copy of her
famous poem. In return he forwarded
a check for modest sum asking her
acceptance. Mrs Thrope wrote in
acknowledgment: MANY thanks in
deed for the check, which is most
delightful surprise, since it is the first
money of any consideration have ever
received for the poem that has given
me so wide a reputation Although
"Curfew' has put hundreds of dollars
into the pockets of elocutionists and
publishers and tranSlators, it has
brought to its author only harvest of
fame. do not lack in apprec alton of
this, for through it have perhaps been
enabled to do other acceptable work
for the public. who seem to admire my
one poem so much.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-02-18

Apropos of the rumor prevailing
throughout Utah that Brigham Young
has risen from the dead, the San Fran
cisco Chronicle says The unfortunate
feature of the affair is that nine out of
every ten of the Mormons would actu-
al believe in the resurrection of Brig
nam Young. if there leaders should tell
them it was true, and the consequences
of such a belief might very readily be a
religious war the determination Of
the Genues in Utah.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-02-18

Kate Foote writes TO the New York In
dependent that at ball given by the
Chinese minister the cards of invitation
bore the mystic word dancing down
in one corner, which alleviated the
doubts as to whether ladies were to be
invited. A careful father said to his
daughters, "But are ladies invited?
The Chinese, you know" His young.
est waved the card at him, pointing TO
the word in small text in the corner,
xviii the Chinese minister wish to
dance with you, papa, or with Mr..
Sawyer, of Michigau?' .g-..s
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-02-18

CaTTLH-Market strong and active; ship
pinc steers. of $50 90 1870 Tbs, - Gd5;
stockers and feeders.sl seas 20. cows bulls
ana mixed. 81 ;5d3 80; bulk, ~ 5OG3 70;
Texas steers 81 l214.
Hoes-Market strong and higher; rough
and mixed 81 SOFAS 20; packing and ship
ping, s5Cd5 40; light, - '5(95 10; skips,$3 %
(G4 40
SHEEp-Market strong natives, t3d4 So;
western, g 5o0p4 20; Texans, " tO@4;
lambs a 25Qp5 ~.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-02-18
MICH

There is in Detroit place called
"Good Samaritan Hail." which was
opened some time ago in the interests
of the White Cross movement, by Mr..
Jas. Holdsworth, man aged 20 years.
The good work accomplished in this
place for those who. but for Mr.. Holds
worth's enterprise and ambition,
would have fallen by the wayside," it
Is difficult TO estimate; but that it is APP
preciated, is evident from the hearty
endorsement given to the enterprise by
the clergy and leading business meL Of
Detroit. At present Mr. Holdsworth
is making an Effort to secure 1000
books as the nucleus of library in the
part of the city where the hall is locat
ed, and as the enterprise lisa most laud-
able, one we commend it to the thought
full consideration of our readers, and
ask anyone who has book to spare
TO send it to Mr. Holdsworth in Detroit.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-03-17
Truthful Thomas.

$50 Stanley has headed another
African expedition" said Col. Tom
OchiltrSe the other day, ut is sixteen
or seventeen years since Stanley came
to England after finding Livingston.
In connection with his coming to Lon
don Ned Sothern, Steve Fiske, and
myself perpetrated, perhaps, the most
gigantic practical joke in all history.
| was humble Instrument for good in
the proceedings. 1t was the united
genius of Sothern and Fiske which con-
ceived the plan and put it in train for
execution. 1t came about in this way:
When it became known that Stanley
was on the continent en- route to Lon
don the idea of great dinner under
the auspices of the ROYAL Geographical
society was suggested and rapidly took
shape. Everything was arranged for
the affair, when dispatch arrived that
Stanley could not be in London for
three days. What was to be done?
We determined to have the dinner any
way. Fiske came to me in hot haste.
Did l know anything about Stanley's
books? Yes, | had read every line of
them. Had | read his recent news
paper letter? l had. Then said
Fiske, you must be Stanley for this
performance only Fiske was to re-
present the president of the Geograph-
ical society. The cast was completed,
and the dinner was given. The repre-
sentatives of the press We're there, and
every detail was attended to. At the
proper time toast was proposed to the
guest of the evening, the great ex-
plorer. Stanley, and l responded. l
talked for nearly an hour, and the peo-
pie at the dinner-table followed my
story of finding Livingstone with rapt
attention. The little Frenchman who
kept the hotel where the dinner was
given brought his children for Stanley
to pat them on the head. Tho greatest
enthusiasm prevailed. and when came
out was cheered to the echo. Stan
ley arrived in time, but the genuine
dinner wasn't marker to the one we
gave. ."-NeW York Mail and Express.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-03-17
Apes as Servants.

In view of the difficulty of getting
good or even Indifferent domestic SER
wants, which is felt just as much
abroad as in this country, says the
81. James's Gazette, NJ Victor Meu-
nier, the French naturalist, whose ar
ticles in the Rappet constitute SO iH=
teresting Il feature in that paper, pros
poses to employ the anthropoid apes
in that capacity. He has just pub
lished little work. iIIes Singes Do
mestiques," in which he quotes sever.
al eases of the successful utilization of
their services in household work. To
cite. only one of the many. NJ. Pous-
sielgue, the traveller, saw a chimpan-
zee waiting at the table at the house
OF Gen. Llorente, Florida planter,
who assured his guest that Antonio,
as the sagacioUs creature was named,
did the work of fOnr ordinary negro
servants. Antonio wore u regular
livery, and went about his business
with his napkin tucked under his
arm in as methodical manner as the
best trained Parisian waiter. One
serious fault he had, indeed, from
which. however, servants ranking
above him in the order of creation are
not wholly free. He was an incorri-
gible thief. He could not be trusted
to hand around sweet dishes of any
description. In spite of all teaching
and innumerable corrections, the temp
tation to put his tongue into them
whenever he had a chance always
proved too much for him. And, no
matter how sharply he was watched,
he usually csntrived to stuff his pock-
cts with the fruits and nuts served at
the dessert
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-03-17
A Curious Life Poem.

Mrs. H. A. Deming, of San Francis
co, is said to have occupied 4 year in
hunting up and fitting together the fol-
lowing thirty-eight lines from thirty
eight English poets. The names of
the authors are given below:
why all this toll for triiImphs of an hour?
lilies short summer, man a flower:
3-By turns we catch the vital breath, and
4-The cradle and the tomb alas! SO high,
5-To be is better far than not to be.
6-'Though all mans life may seem n tragedy;
But light cares speak when mighty cares
s-The bottom is hut shallow whence they
come.
9--Your fate is but the common fate of all:
10-Unmingled joys here to no man befall.
11-Nature to each allots his proper sphere,
l2-Fortuns makes folly her peculiar care;
H-And throw cruel sunshine on fool.
l5-Live well, how long or short permit to
heaven.
16-They who forgive most snail be most for
17-Sn may be clasped SO close We gan not sec
1s-viie intercourse where virtue has not
place:
l9-Then Keep each passion down, however
dear;
20-Thou pendulum betwixt smile and tear;
21-Her sensual snares, let faithless pleasure
22-with craft and skin to ruin and betray;
:si-Soar not too high to fall bur stoOp to rise.
24-We masters grow OF all chat We deSplse.
SO, then renounce that impious self-es-
teen;
se-Richcs have wings, and grandeur is a
dream.
a7-Think not ambition wise because It's
brave,
2S-The path of glory leads hut TO the grave.
29-W hat is ambition! It's a glorious cheat,
30-Only destructive TO The bruVe and great.
3l-What's all the gaudy glitter of a crown?
32-The way to bless lies not ON beds of down.
33-How long We live not years, but actions
tell;
34-That man lives twice whn lives the first
life well.
35-Mske, then, while yet We may. your God
Z your friend,
S6-w HON Christians'worship. yet not compre-
hend.
37-The trust that's given guard, and to your
self be just;
3s-For. live we how we can, vet lie we must.
l. Young; ,, DIR. Johnson; 3, Pope;
4, Prior; 5, Sewell; 8, Spenser; Z, Dan
iel; s, Sir Walter Raleigh; 9, Longfel-
low; 10, Southwell; IL, Congreve; -,
Churchill; l3. Rochester; 1t, Arm
strong; 10, Milton; 1G, Baily; Ii,
Trench; 1s, Samerville; l9, Thomson;
20, Byron; 21, Smollett; -, Crabbe;
%, Massinger; p, Cowloy; %, Beattie;
&c, Cowper: 27. Sir Walter Davenant;
%, Gray: 29, Willis; 80. Addison; 81.
Dryden; 81, Francis Quarles; S3. Wat
kins; 81, Herrick; 35, William Mason;
SO, Hill; 81. Dana; 30, Shakespeare.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-03-17
The Value of London Land.

1t has been ascertained, with regard
to the Imperial Institute, that the site
of about five acres recently secured for
the new Admiralty of War Offices is
valued at f82O,O0Q, or rather over
fl6O,000 per acrei that now vacant in
Charles street. opposite the India of
tice, is less than an acre, and would
cost at least f125,O00; probably an
other acre might be secured by private
contract, SO that the value of limited
site in this position would not be less
than f25O,O0O.
1t has been suggested that a single
acre not far from Charing Cross might
be obtained far f224,OOO. Two and
a half acres on the Thames embank-
ment have been offered for f40O,0QG,
and it is stated that six acres may be
procured from Christ's Hospital at
f6OO, 600. Another good central posi-
tion has been suggested, consisting of
two and a half acres, which has been
valued at f66S, 900.
Even if reduced price were accept
ed, no site in that direction is to be had
for less than q quarter OF million.
This explanation is offered for falling
back on the site which belongs to the
Commissioners of the Exhibition of
1S51.-COurt Journal.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-03-17
Executions at Peking.

At a recent execution day in Peking,
there were thirty-one prisoners, among
whom were several men of rank, who
were under sentence of death by decap-
itation or strangling. On the day pre-
vious ,the convicts were treated to Il
bounteous repast of wines and victuals,
according to an ancient custom with
prisoners Just before execution. Early
the next morning the condemned were
taken out of their cells and placed be-
tween two bodies of soldiers, and hav-
ing been securely bound and manacled,
were placed in carts and at once con-
yeye,l to the execution grounds outside
of the Hsuan Wu gate, where mat
shed had been erected for the accommo-
latiOn of the Judges and other officials
concerned in experimenting the execu-
ton.
At little after noon the imperial ord
er was received consigning three of the
sixteen of them by strangulation, and
to the remaining twelve. four of whom
were men holding official positions, his
majesty granted reprieve. 1t was
about o'clock in the afternoon when
the executions were ended. 1t is said
that man related to the imperial FAM
lily, by the name of Tsaisan, who was
under sentence of death by strangAla-
ton, and was to be executed on the
same day with the other prisoners, es-
capped by climbing over the wall on the
night previous to the execution, and
although strict search was made he has
not yet been rcarrested,
Among the pardoned was Chang
Chleng, admiral of the Chinese fleet at
Foochow at the time of the slaughter
by the French last year. This unfor-
tunate man had been immured in dun
geon ever since he was taken to Peking,
and his life had been given up as lost
by his relatives and friends. 1t is, how
ever, it rumor is correct, to the efforts
of Viceroy LII Hungchiang, who inter-
ceded in his behalf with the seventh
prince when his highness visited Tien-
tsin, that he owed his life. On that oc-
casion the viceroy represented that, as
China has at present urgent need OF
men who We're qualified in naval and
military warfare, it would be Il wise
policy on the part of the government
to save such men as Chang Chleng and
the others who were then awaiting sem
tence of death ut the capital.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-03-17
improvements In Buncoing.

'.The rising generation of bunco
stecrcrs. said detective the other day,
'.haS improved on the rackets of the
old-timers. Everybody knows that
they work in pairs, and when they
meet a greeny, one braces him, gets
his name, and the town from which
he halls, apologies for mistaking him
for Mr.. Smith or Jones of Cohoes or
Kenaka, and goes back and posts his
pal, who usually waits around the
corner for him. The pal then tackles
the hayseeder. after consulting his
guide-book, getting the population,
bank presidents names, and the names
of a few leading merchants of the
town the hayseeder came from. 1t
often happened that the countryman
grew suspicious as soon as the first
bunco man left him, after getting his
name, and when the second tackles
him shortly afterward chock full of
knowledge about the town he came
from, would laugh Mt him, and if he
knew any slang at all would remark
Too thin'
''The new game is apt to prove more
successful. Two men working to-
gether now learn the dumb alphabet
before they start out. The first man
to strike the stranger throws his left
hand behind his back, and with the
dumb alphabet telegraphs the strang-
er,s name and whatever else he has
learned to his pal, who is close be-
hind him. In this way the second
man is able to brace the Stranger be-
fore the first man has done shaking
hands with him, and there is no room
left for him to believe that the men
are acting together, Then the first
man apologies and walks away and
the second man works the stranger,
if he can. on the envelope, lottery,
or sawdust game. "-N, ], Sun,